This book presents histology in an interesng and lucid manner making it easy to understand and retain concepts. This edion is updated as per the competency-based medical educaon (CBME) curriculum outlined by the Naonal Medical Commission of India. Highlights • Now with colored line diagrams and enhanced layout for beer readability! • Competencies mapped through the text as per the CBME curriculum. • Learning Objecves introduced in each chapter for specific !'earning focus. • Crisp, bulleted text for quick and easy understanding. • More than 160 well-labelled, hand-drawn H&E pencil drawings of histological slides included to enable iaenficaon and reproducon in the exams. • More than 115 photomicrographs to help the students for beer understanding; new photomicrographs and H&E pencil drawings added in this edion. • Around 275 line diagrams and three-dimensional illustraons with detailed labelling to further support understanding and retenon. • Clinical correlates discussed to build on the importance of histology in the diagnosis and pathogenesis of diseases along with horizontal and vercal integraon for funconal and clinical correlates. • Key points at the end of each chapter in the form of flowcharts and tables to assist quick revision of the topics. • Self-assessment secon with an elaborate pracce queson bank, MCQs, and OSPEs included. Addionally in this edion, viva quesons are introduced to help pracce for praccal examinaon. • Online ancillaries such as tutorial videos, addional PMGs, and extra reading material provided